The Iraqi Parliamentary Monitor Monthly Report of September 2014

The Council of Representatives on Monday, 3-9-2014, held the

session( 11 )headed by Mr. Saleem al-Jubouri, and the presence of

(207) deputies, the session :

Number Classification

9 Sessions

38 Clauses

11 Not executed clauses

10 First reading laws

0 back read laws

0 Voted laws

3 Host

7 Read reports

40 Vote number

0 Read statements

0 Interrogations

2 Reports

- Mr. President of the Council Declaring the need to respect the will of

citizens to express their demands and grievances and to find

appropriate solutions to their issues within the procedures available,

noting that the House of Representatives representing the state's

prestige and what the families of victims of skpyker base did is a

breach of security, announcing starting an investigation on their entry

into the inside the council building

- MP Abbas al-Bayati, read a statement in which he congratulated the

Iraqi people on their last victory against ISIS Terrorists and freeing

Amerli .

- Discussing the issue of victims of the Base Spyker in the presence of

security leaders: (Mr. Saadoun al-Dulaimi, Minister of Defense Agency,

Lt. Gen. Raad Kadhim Hashim, Deputy Chief of Army Staff of the

Department, Qassim Atta, spokesman for the Commander in Chief of

the armed forces, Lt. Gen. Ali Furaiji, Brigadier Akram Saddam division

18 commander Protectors of oil, Major General Abdul-Karim Aziz of

the air Force College), the representatives of the families of the

afflicted about the killing of their children in the ugliest methods by

their security leaders like heads of regiments and team leaders and

leaders of operations of Salah al-Din, noting that the crime older than

eighty days without any action from the concerned authorities, after

that the security leaders reviewed the circumstances surrounding what

happened at the base and then Spyker survivors testimony on how

they dealt with the circumstances surrounding the case.

.In response to the interventions confirmed Mr. al-Jubouri that the

Parliament referred the file to the committees of defense and security

and human rights and take used these interventions that were

presented during the sessions of the House of Representatives and

follow-up work of the parliamentary committees,and the problem will

take witnesses statements confidentially to protect them and build on

their desire, recommending investigative commissions from both the

parliament or the government to take into account the testimonies of

witnesses and information and documentary material to provide a

summary of its work to the House of Representatives to take the

necessary recommendations on the issue.

- The President of the Council of Representatives asked to prepare for

the call to an emergency session tomorrow or Friday to announce the

formation of the new government.

On 09/06/2014 House of representatves held the (12) session of the

first legislative term of the the first year of the third session, chaired

by Mr. Saleem al-Jubouri, head of the House of Representatives, and

the session included:

- The presence of 240 Deputy

- Council discussed the issue of the formation of the standing

committees in the House of Representatives, as Vice President of the

Council Aaram Sheikh Mohammed declared the adoption of 179

members Tahaluf Watani to fill 14 Committees based on the agreement

of the committee responsible for parliamentary committees, and the

Kurdistan Alliance bloc which has 65 deputy on the 5 committees ,as for

Tahaluf Al-Qwa Al-Iraqia which has 54 deputies it headed 4 committees

and the components have 6 members and got a committee

The vice president of the House of Representatives pointed to the

incompleteness of the naming the members by the heads of the blocks

until now, even though the opportunity was given to distribute the

deputies on committees

- The Council voted to postpone the naming of the members of the

Standing Parliamentary Committees to Monday as a deadline

- Council hosted the Minister of Finance Agency of Safaa'Al-Din Al-Saffi

to discuss the general budget for 2014

The Council of Representatives held it's 13th session on Monday,

08/09/2014 , headed by its President, Mr. Saleem al-Jubouri and

the presence of (229) The deputy. the session included:

- The Deputy Ahmed Abdullah al-Jubouri, read a statement on the

events in Dhuluia in which he said that the city exposed to a fierce attack

by the terrorists represented by the enterance of 6 bombed cars to the

Jabour area and shelling of which resulted in 50 martyrs and dozens of

wounded people, calling on the House of Representatives and the

government to support Dhulaya with weapons.

- the Deputy Majida Tamimi ,Chairperson of the Committee of interim

financies presented the recommendations of the Committee, which

included addressing the Ministry of Finance to re-budget bill for 2014

to the House of Representatives after it was sent to the government to

make the changes in line with the changes which the country is

undergoing .in addition to the submission of financial statements to

revenue The actual expenditure of 1-1 and up to 3-7 and provide a

budget for the cash balances in banks as well as a report on the annual

volume of oil exports.

-Mr. Speaker declared receiving a formal letter from the Prime Minister

Haider Abadi requesting showing the government’s formation on the

House of Representatives today with a close political agreement and the

general framework of the Government's program and priorities of the

strategy for the year 2014 and up to 2018, indicating that it was decided

to hold a hearing to vote on that at eight o'clock in the evening.

- the Deputy Speaker of the House, Mr. Aaram Sheikh Mohammed

confirmed dividing the members of each block on the total number of

members of the House of Representatives according to a mathematical

equation based on the pro-rata distribution of committees and then

determination of the members of the standing committees and the heads

of the committees and dividing them on existing alliances and it pointed

to the existence of vacances in members in the committees where the

Agriculture Committee included 14 members and 16 members in the

Education Committee ,15 members at the Committee of Health ,and 7

members in the Committee of religious Affairs, and 12 members in the

committee of non-organized provinces, and the 11 member in the

committee of human rights

He also said that the Women's Committee included 7 members ,and 13

members committee of Labor and Social Affairs, 11 members at

Committee of Martyrs, 15 members at the committee of Higher

Education and 7 members in the Committee of civil society

institutions,6 members in the Committee of Youth and Sports, 6

members in the Committee of Displaced people, 6 members in the

Committee for Justice and Accountability, 6 members in the Committee

on Culture and 3 members in the Committee of clans and 3 members in

the Tourism Committee and 3 members in the of parliamentary

Development and after agreement on naming committees the Vice-

President of the House of Representatives Aaram Sheikh Mohammed

read names of the members in a number of parliamentary Standing

committees

- Council voted on the formation of the standing committees in the

House of Representatives.

House of Representatives held on Monday 09/08/2014 its

fourteenth session chaired by its President, Mr. Saleem al-Jubouri

and the presence of (289) deputies, the meeting included:

- Taking the constitutional oath by 4 of the House of Representatives

who did not take it earlier because they were part of the cabinet reshuffle

of the former government.

- Announcement of Mr. Haider Abadi, head of the Council of Ministers

in charge, of all the ministerial program of his government in front of the

House of Representatives.

- the Reading of the MP, Alla'a Al-Talabani to the Kurdish blocs

statement, in which she indicated that the delegation of Kurdistan

decided to participate in the government with a condition of giving the

government three months to achieve the demands and to form a joint

committee to pay the share of the region during the week of the

formation of the government, as well as discuss the issue of oil and gas

during 3 months and addressing controversial issues about Peshmerga,

aviation, Article 140 and others, stressing that the Kurdish leadership

will decide the measures to be taken in case of failure to implement its

demands.

- Council vote to approve the government program submitted by Mr.

Haider Abadi, the prime minister in charge.

- Council vote to give trust to the Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi and

Mr. Saleh al-Mutlaq; Deputy Prime Minister, Mr. Hoshyar Zebari;

Deputy Prime Minister and Mr. Bahaa al-Araji; the deputy prime

minister.

- Council vote to give trust to each of the following:

Mr. Ibrahim al-Jaafari Minister of Foreign Affairs

Mr. Rose Nuri Shaways minister of finance

Mr. Adel Abdul-Mahdi, the oil minister

Mr. Salman Jumaili ,Minister of Planning

Mr. Hussein al-Shahristani, Minister of Higher Education

Mr. Haider spokesman and minister of justice

Mr. Muhammad Mahdi al-Bayati, minister for human rights

Mr. Falah Hassan Zeidan , minister of agriculture

Mr. Naseer Kazem al-Issawi , Minister of Industry

Mr. Kassem Fahdawi ,minister of Electricity

Mr. Tariq Kikhany, Minister of Reconstruction and Housing

Mr. Bayan Jabr, Minister of Transport

Mr. Kadhim Hassan Rashed , communications minister

Mr. Mohammed Xiaa Sudanese, Minister of Labor and Social Affairs

Ms. Adela Hammoud, health minister

Mr. Qutaiba al-Jubouri, the minister of environment

Mr. Mohammad Iqbal Omar ,Minister of Education

Mr. Abdul-Karim Mlas, trade minister

Mr. Faris Jeju , Minister of Science and Technology

Mr. Firad Raundozi ,Minister of Culture

Mr. Abdul-Hussein Abtan Minister of Youth and Sports

Mr. Ahmed Abdullah al-Jubouri, Minister of State for Provincial Affairs

and the Ministry of State for Parliamentary Affairs

Mr. Abdul-Karim Younis, Minister of Municipalities

Mr. Haider Abadi confirm that he will run the ministries with temporaral

procuration, pointing out that he will submit a list of names of the

ministers of ministry of internal affairs and ministry of defense in one

week.

- The taking of the Prime Minister, his deputies and ministers, the

constitutional oath, marking their start in their new positions.

- Council vote on each of the gentlemen Nuri Kamal al-Maliki, Iyad

Allawi, Osama al-Nujaifi and Vice-President of the Republic Mr. Fuad

Masum, to take the constitutional oath and so they did.

- Council elected, through secret ballot, MP Sheikh Humam Baqir

Hamoudi to the post of first deputy chairman of the Council of

Representatives.

On 09/16/2014 House of Representatives held the fifteenth session

of the first legislative term for the first year under the chairmanship

of its President, Mr. Saleem al-Jubouri and in the presence of (285)

Vice, The session included:

- Declaration of Mr. President of the Council for the allocation of a

hearing on Thursday to discuss the evaluation of the performance of the

House of Representatives during the past eight years.

- the ladies and gentlemen members of the House of Representatives

who occupy positions in government was sworn in for membership and

they both gentlemen Saadoun Guillard and Adil Mhodr and Ali Shukri

and Ali al-Adeeb and Azzedine aldawla and Najm al-Din Omar.

- Swearing in of Ministers who have been voted for and could not do it

before,it was done by both gentlemen Hussain al-Shahristani and

Muhammad Mahdi al-Bayati.

Sworn in of deputies who have held ministerial positions or the Vice-

President of the Republic who are Hassan Sinead, instead of Nuri al-

Maliki and Faris Abdul Aziz substitute for Osama Najafi and Kamil

Nasser substitute for Mohammed Xiaa Sudanese and Hussein Aziz

substitute for Naseer al-Issawi and activist Jassim substitute for Kikhany

Tariq Ali and Hossam Hussein Bahaa al-Araji, a substitute for, Haidar

Abdul-Kadhim instead of Ibrahim al-Jaafari and Qasim Hasan instead of

Abdul Karim Younis and Najim Abdullah instead Falah Hassan Zeidan

- Voting on the candidates for ministerial positions remaining which

have not been voted on earlier, did not succeed Mr. Riad Ghraib

candidate for the post of interior minister win the confidence of

parliament, where he received 117 votes out of 245 votes, and also Mr.

Jaber al-Jabri nominee for Secretary of Defense for receiving 108 votes

out of 251 votes, as well as Mr. Ali al-Adeeb, a candidate for the post of

Minister of Tourism for being the voice of 78 out of 250 votes, and Mr.

Mohsen Bekshm got bird candidate for the position of Minister of Water

Resources on the confidence of parliament by winning 162 out of 250

voice voice.

- President's decision to display the names of al-Jubouri, the security

minister in the session next Thursday at the latest.

- Swearing in for Ladies and Gentlemen substitutes Representatives for

gentlemen who have held a ministerial or vice-president positions ,and

They are Hassan Al-Sinead, instead of Nuri al-Maliki, Faris Abdul Aziz

substitute for Osama Najafi and Kamil Nasser substitute for Mohammed

Shiaa Al-Sudanee Hussein Aziz substitute for Naseer al-Issawi and

Munadhil Jassim substitute for Tarik Kikhany and Hossam Ali Hussein

substutie for Bahaa al-Araji, and Haidar Abdul-Kadhim instead of

Ibrahim al-Jaafari and Qasim Hassan instead of AbdulKarim Younis and

Najim Abdullah instead Falah Hassan Zeidan

- Voting for candidates to fill the remaining ministerial positions, Mr.

Riad Ghraib candidate for the post of Interior Minister didn’t succeed in

gaining the Parliament confidence for he obtained 117 votes out of 245

votes, and also Mr. Jaber al-Jabri candidate for the post of defense

minister for receiving 108 votes out of 251 votes, as well as Mr. Ali al-

Adeeb, a candidate for the post of Minister of Tourism for having 78

votes out of 250 votes, and Mr. Mohsen Asfoor a candidate for the post

of Minister of Water Resources winning 162 votes out of the 250.

- President al-Jubouri decision of displaying the names of security

ministers at a session next Thursday at the least.

On 18/09/2014 House of Representatives held its sixth session of the

first legislative term for the first year under the chairmanship of

Mr. Saleem Al-Jubouri, in the presence of (254) deputy, The Session

Included:-

- Mr. Al-Jubouri’s announcement to postpone the vote on the interior

and defense ministers to other sessions based on the desire of the

parliamentary blocs to reach agreement on candidates for the two

positions.

- Confirmation of the President of the Council that parliamentary

committees had started working since the previous day and to have

Wednesday and Sunday of each week dedicated to their work, calling to

speed up the nomination of the heads of the committees that are

currently the priority of the Legal Committee

-Mr. Ali al-Adeeb taking Oath, as a deputy in the House of

Representatives. And Mr. Mohsen Asfoor taking Oath as the Minister of

Water Resources.

- Council vote on the validity of membership of MP Imad Abdul

Khudair Zurfi after the candidate Ihsan al-Shibli presented an objection

on MP Zurfi’s membership of the Council of Representatives.

- Showing the Council a report on the development of the performance

of the House of Representatives and the development of future strategy

for it by relevant experts.

- The general manager of the research department in the House of

Representatives, Ms. Mayada Alhjami read a report pointing out the

results of the special report on the performance of the House of

Representatives.

- Mr. Haider Muthanna, Director General of the department in

parliament showed research analysis reports of parliamentary

committees from 2010 - 2014 noting that the Council did not have the

determinants of strategy determining priorities for projects and proposals

for laws that require legislation.

- Council vote to approve the proposal of Mr. al-Jubouri, commissioning

the Parliamentary Development Committee to hold a meeting chaired by

First Deputy Chairman of the Board to come up with recommendations

to be voted on during the month of conducted work.

- Council vote on a proposal by Chairman of the Board to initiate the

work of the Legal Committee and to hold a meeting under the

chairmanship of one of the members of the Presidency until choosing a

president.

- Declaration of the President of the House of Representatives for

hosting Mr. Saleh al-Mutlaq, the deputy prime minister in a meeting on

Saturday to talk about the situation of displaced people in addition to the

presence of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Ibrahim al-Jaafari, or

another representing the government to explain what happened at the

Paris Conference in support of Iraq and the international developments

on what the country is going through.

- Invite the President of the Council for the security and defense

committee to speed up the resolution of the discussion of the issue of the

missing at the base of "Spyker" and submit a report to the Council in this

regard.

On 09/20/2014 the House hold the seventeenth session of the first

legislative term for the first year under the chairmanship of Mr.

Saleem al-Jubouri, and in the presence of 233 deputies session

included:

- statutory oath of both Mr. Joseph Saliwa Sappi instead of Mr. Faris

Yousiph Jajo and Mr. Adel Khamis instead of Mr. Qassim Mohammed

Abid and Mr. Mishaan al-Jubouri, instead of Mr. Ahmed Abdullah al-

Jubouri, and Mr. Mohammed Hamza Jarr-Allah instead of Mr. Hussain

al-Shahristani and Mr. Hassan Halboss Shammari members in the

Council and Mr. Abdul Karim Mlas trade minister.

- Hosting Mr. Saleh al-Mutlaq, Deputy Prime Minister for Services

Affairs to discuss the measures taken for the Supreme Committee for the

displaced

-The Deputy Mr.AbdulSamad read a statement condemning the terrorist

attacks that targeted innocent people in Kadhimiya, calling the three

presidencies and the security agencies to take measures and plans to

protect the citizens.

- Kurdistan Alliance issued a statement states that Kurdish people are

exposed to attacks and crimes by ISIS terrorists in the city Kobanî in

Syria, indicating that the terrorist forces are doing ugly massacres

against innocent Kurds in the city, appealing to the international

community to take urgent measures to hit the terrorists in Kobanî city.

-Deputy Ashwaq Salem read statement calling to facilitate proceedings

against displaced from Salahuddin, especially the issue of entry and exit

of displaced families to the city of Kirkuk, indicating that the people of

Salahuddin province are severely suffering from the difficult measures

that face their movements and their livelihood and residence, demanding

the federal government to take effective measures regarding freedom of

movement for the displaced people in Kirkuk.

the first deputy chairman of the Council Sheikh Houmam Hamoudi

confirmed recieving of Mr. Haider Abadi, the prime minister of

distress,the trapped soldiers, noting that Mr. Abadi is pursuing the topic

thoroughly. Mr. Chairman of the House of Representatives lead the

security and defense committee to follow up the matter and take action

to ensure this matter.

- The Iraqi parliament held, on 22-9-2014 the session (18), first

legislative term, first year. Headed by Salem Aljboure, in the presence

of (239) MPs. It is included :

- Salem Aljboure has confirmed, that the parliament presidency will

discuss with the chairmen of the parliamentary blocs the stance from

the international coalition against terrorism. He pointed out that when

the government make a decision about this, then the council will

discuss the matter. He added that they have agreed on preparing a

report by the parliamentary blocs, in which they have included

different point of views and it will be submitted before the parliament.

They also agreed upon holding a session about the same issue next

days, in the presence of government representatives ,as soon as, the

ongoing discussions between officials and countries of the world end.

- Swearing of Layla Alkhafaje, as an alternative to Baker Jaber Alzubaedi

and Zaid Abdullah, as an alternative to Saleh Motlek. As members of

the parliament.

- The first reading of bill of the union council, presented by the legal

committee and the committee of provinces and governorates.

- Delaying first reading of parliament bill, presented by the legal

committee, financial committee, members affairs and parliamentary

development. Until the bill become complete.

- First reading of foreigners residence law, which is presented by the

committee of security and defense and the legal committee. This law is

presented because of the great number of amendments on the

foreigners residence law No.(118)/1978. And because of new cases that

commit the council to, re-consider the said law to legislate a new one

fits with the current situation of Republic of Iraq.

– The first reading of bill of passport, which is presented by the legal

committee and the committee of security and defense.

- The first reading of ratification bill of the amended agreement of the

Arabic cooperation, in the line of organizing and facilitation of relief.

Which is presented by the legal committee.

- The speaker of the parliament Salem Aljboure has called, the

members of the parliament to submit their notes and ideas to the

competent committees, in order to, enable the committees to submit

their final report about the laws. During back read which presents an

amended version in a new mechanism, that will be adopted. He

confirmed on the importance of choosing chairmen of the committees

quickly. And now temporarily, eldest members will chair the

committees.

- First deputy speaker Alshekh Humam Hamoody, pointed out that they

will adopt a new context reading laws. Through out reading amended

laws in back reading, instead for, reading unamended version to

shorten the time. Amending some articles by involving experts,

qualified people and civil community representatives.

- The Iraqi parliament held on 24-9-2014, the session (19) of the first

legislative term /first year. Headed by Salem Aljboure, in the presence

of(210) MPs. It is included :

- The speaker of the parliament Salem Aljboure has postponed, the

swearing of the members of the parliament, who occupied

governmental posts and the alternatives, in order to, resume the

discussion of the legal proceedings about their parliamentary seats

occupation.

- The speaker of the parliament has decided, to re-vote on MP. Najem

Abdullah Zegher Al-lehebe validity membership. That to submit the

matter in the agenda. When quorum ,two-thirds of MPs are present,

which enable the council to vote pursuant to the law.

- MP. Abdel Almehdi Alhakem read, a statement about Badosh prison

issue. He has condemned in his statement the genocide committed by

the terrorist of Daesh, killing innocent people for sectarian and ethnic

reasons in some cities. He pointed out, that eyewitnesses who were

imprisoned in Badosh prison have confirmed that the terrorists of

Daesh, killed the prisoners along sectarian lines and burned them.

- MP. Ardalan criticized, in his statement that the officers of Kurdstan

province didn't receive their salaries 8 months ago. He added that there

is no money has been received, despite that many weeks went since

the government has been formed. As it was agreed upon.

- The first reading of a bill to ratify an agreement between the

government of Iraq and the government of Jordan. To encourage and

protect mutual investment, which is presented by the committee of

foreign affairs and the committee of economy and investment.

- The first reading of a bill to ratify an agreement between Republic of

Iraq and Kuwait. To encourage and protect mutual investment, which is

presented by the committee of foreign affairs and the committee of

economy and investment.

- The first reading of a bill to ratify an agreement of economic,

commercial, scientific and technical cooperation. Between Iraq and

Armenia, which is presented by the committee of foreign affairs and

the committee of economy and investment.

- The first reading of a bill of establishing federal non-governmental

health institutions. Which is presented by the committee of health and

environment and legal committee.

- The first reading of ministry of health bill. Which is presented by the

committee of health and environment.

- The first reading of drugs and psychotropic substances. Which is

presented by the committee of health and environment and the

committee of security and defense.

- The presidency postponed, first reading of a bill of Iraq accession to

CMS. Which is presented by the committee of health and environment

and the committee of foreign affairs.

- The first reading of encouraging anesthesiologists bill, besides the first

reading of supporting doctors bill.

- Upon a request from the government. The first reading of a bill of

fees exemption for foreign companies and foreign subcontractors, who

signed contract of licensing round. A bill of fees and tax break for

foreign and Iraqi companies, which are implementing investment

projects.

- The first reading of a bill of investment second amendment No.(13)

/2006.